Carrot Soup

Ingredients:

Carrots-3
Cinnamon - 1 Stick
Cloves- 4/5
Ginger - a pinch
Green Chillis - 2/3
Onions
Coconut Milk
Jaggery-1 Tbspn (Grated)
Ghee- 1 Tbspn

Making Steps:

Wash carrots, peel them and cut them into cubes. Heat ghee in a vessel, add onions and green chilies  and saute for 2-3 minutes.Add Carrot cubes. Drop in cloves and cinnamon stick along with 6-8 cups of water. Let it cook until the carrots become tender. Remove Cinnamon and cloves from the mixture. Separate water from the mixture and puree Carrots and Onion mixture. Place  pan on the stove, add the broth that you separated and  pour in puree. You can add the left over broth to slim the puree. Add coconut milk and jaggery  along with salt and stir the mixture. Do this for 7-8 minutes. This can be served hot with croutons.

Cooking Time:
20-25 minutes

Spicy Lamb/Mutton Curry

Ingredients:

Mutton - 500 gms
Tomatoes - 2
Onions - 2
Ginger & Garlic Paste: 3 Tbspns
Oil
Red Chilli Powder - 2 or 3 Tbspns
Pepper Powder - 1or 2  Tbspns
Dhaniya Powder - 1 Tbspn
Cinnamon - 1 Stick
Cloves - 2
Bay Leaves - 1
Curry Leaves
Coriander


Making Steps:

Heat 1Tbspn oil in a pan, Sautee inions until they become transparent.Add tomatoes and ginger & garlic paste and fry them altogether for 5 minutes.Remove from heat and let it cool down for few minutes.Grind these into a paste and keep it aside.

Heat 2Tbspns of oil in  a Pressure cooker and add the ground paste and fry it for 2 minutes.Add washed mutton pieces and fry for 5-10 minutes.Add Red Chilli Powder, Pepper Powder, Turmeric Powder,Salt, Daniya Powder, salt and one cup of water. Stir  it well so that all ingredients mix together.Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait until 4 whistles.

Heat 1Tbspn of oil in a pan. Drop in Cinnamon, Cloves, Curry Leaves, Bay Leaves and add pressure cooked mix to this pan. Leave it on simmer for a while. Add water if more gravy is required.

Garnish with Coriander Leaves.

Goes With:

Roti
Rice

Cooking Time: 


45 - 60 minutes

Cantaloupe/Kharbooja Juice

Ingredients:

Cantaloupe - 1 Cup (Cut in small pieces)

Black Salt (Kala Namak)

Ginger

Making Steps:

Blend all ingredients in a blender. Serve chilled.

Making Time:

5 Minutes

15 Minutes (Chilled)